Drat it: Is it spring yet?

3:45 AM,
Mar. 25, 2013

Written by

Gere Goble
Features editor

I find I have three things on my mind of late: spring weather, fleece pants and physical fitness.

The first item is probably the most self-explanatory. Everyone's tired of the cold weather, tired of the incessant snow and tired of reading about the North Atlantic oscillation in reporter Todd Hill's weather blog. (Check it out at MansfieldNewsJournal.com if you're not familiar.)

I drive home on roads covered with snow if I'm lucky, ice if I'm not; cook dinner and do chores; then walk the dog in snow if I'm lucky, rain if I'm not. (I now refuse to walk him in freezing rain. The last thing I need is a bad ...